Siouxland Life Magazine - April 2013 by Sioux City Journal

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CONTENTS April 2013

9 PUNCH IT UP

Punchboards hold allure.

24 ON THE COVER: Water has always been an element for Morningside College swimmer Cora Kugler, a member of the Morningside team who hails from Watertown, Minn. Photo by Jim Lee FEATURES 4 FEATURE HOME More space 9 COLLECTION Punchboards 12 WATER Lawn care 14 WATER The bottled variety 16 WATER Sprung from wells 20 WATER Waterbeds 22 20 QUESTIONS Water pro 24 WATER Swimming 28 WATER Boats, skis 30 WATER King’s Pointe

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WATER Hydroponics WATER Home ideas WATER After the flood WATER Home water WATER Aquapheresis WATER Dehydration HEALTH Age management Doc, I’ve Got a Question Parting Shot

20 WHITHER WATERBEDS?

Are those 1970s icons still around?

PUBLISHER Steve Griffith EDITOR Bruce Miller EDITORIAL Joanne Fox, Dolly Butz, Tim Gallagher, Earl Horlyk, Nick Hytrek, John Quinlan PHOTOGRAPHY Tim Hynds, Jim Lee, Dawn J. Sagert DESIGN Kathryn Sesser, Diane Cunningham ADVERTISING SALES Nancy Gevik ADVERTISING DESIGN Stacy Pajl, Jill Bisenius ©2013 The Sioux City Journal. Siouxland Life is published monthly by The Sioux City Journal. For advertising information, please call (712) 224-6275. For editorial information, please call (712) 293-4218.

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HOME increasing the space

ARKANSAS TRA

UPGRADE TO LA Mark and Cindy Lofton stand behind their basement bar at their home in Lawton, Iowa.

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Text by Joanne Fox Photographs by Dawn J. Sagert

LAWTON, IOWA | MARK LOFTON and his wife Cindy went from a 1,600-square foot home in a residential area in Sioux City to a 6,200-square foot home in rural Woodbury County. It’s really no more of a culture shock to them than their move from Arkansas to Iowa a decade ago. “We really needed a bigger house,” Cindy explained. “We have two teenage sons and their friends would come over and we were just on top of each other.” The Loftons started looking at houses and property several years ago. “It wasn’t easy,” Mark acknowledged. “We’d find a house and it wasn’t quite

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ARGER HOME right. We’d find some property and it wasn’t right.” The Loftons finally decided the best approach was to build. “The Realtor showed us these 16 acres and we knew we had found the right place,” Cindy said. Cindy found the plans for their home at Lowe’s in Sioux City. “I was in charge of the house design and decor,” she said. “I did let Mark pick out the kitchen faucet.” “I love it!” Mark insisted. “It’s one of those that has a sensor and will turn on with a wave.” From the road, the house is a striking mix of white and red brick and stone work with unusual curvatures and angular projections.

The lush brown front door stands more that 9 feet in height, surrounded by beveled, decorated glass. “I went a bit over budget on that,” Cindy confessed. “But when I saw it, I had to have it.” A black chandelier hangs in the entryway. With its slatted, pumpkin shape, the light illuminates the area like a disco ball. Off the entry is Mark’s home office for his business, ML Perfection Insulation, which provides industrial insulation for businesses. The area is part of the cupola look seen from the exterior. Cindy wanted to have a “modern” presentation throughout the house and the kitchen fits that perfectly. The granite counter is a sandy beach color and extends like a backward “L.”

Left: The home of Cindy and Mark Lofton in Lawton, Iowa, is seen after a recent snow shower. Top: Guests are welcomed by this ornate glass door when they visit the Loftons. Center: The open floor plan offers a lot of space in the couple’s living room. Bottom: The spacious kitchen is shown in the Loftons’ home.

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Black stools with cushions are positioned around the counter. Stainless steel was the choice for the appliances and they complement the room’s dark cabinetry. “We both love to cook,” Cindy said. “We also like to entertain.” Adjacent to the kitchen is an unadorned dining room table, in a dark finish, again with sleek, modern lines. The matching chairs are a light color with firm cushions. The area is lit by a five-squared chandelier that hangs from the ceiling on two delicate posts, which mirror the stems of flowers in a painting on the wall. The living area reflects the straightforward approach. Purchased from Norway, a dark leather couch sits between two lighter arm chairs so the big screen television can be viewed. When it’s not on, the TV resembles a mirror. The glacier brick wall which the TV is mounted on matches the exterior brick. A faux fireplace behind a black grill twinkles and sparkles with bright yellow lights. Another area, with more large windows to bring in natural light, has an oval table that seats four on chairs that have a fun splash of variegated circles. A unique bowl sink with more dark granite and polished silver hardware is found in a guest bathroom. A mirror which resembles the “CBS Sunday

Pool balls rest in the pocket of the pool table shown in the basement at the home of Cindy and Mark Lofton in Lawton, Iowa.

Morning” sun logo is positioned above the basin. “No cabinets that stick out in this bathroom for me,” Cindy insisted. “I don’t care for that look.”

The entire area is painted a relaxing gray, “the new neutral,” Cindy noted, with English Walnut flooring. On the same level is the master bedroom, which again reflects the modern approach with a hightop bed in a dark headboard, covered with a light bedspread. The furniture sits on rich cherry wood flooring. Peek through the tall windows and see the patio which wraps around the back and can be accessed by the bedroom and off the kitchen area. The master bedroom bathroom has

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a jacuzzi bathtub, perfect for relaxing. A frosted glass window allows enough ambient light in to add to the atmosphere. Still on the main level are the bedrooms for the Loftons’ sons. The rooms are connected with a Jack and Jill bathroom. “The boys had stuff from floor to ceiling in the other house,” Cindy shared. “That was not going to happen in this new house, I told them.” To access the lower level, a stairway is without traditional spindles; rather, it uses a Plexiglas barrier, fastened with silver hardware. “I was told I needed something there and although I said we have no small children who would have their heads caught between the slats, I still needed to get something to protect someone from falling down the stairs,” Cindy explained. “I think the clear glass stays with the modern presentation of the rest of the home.” The lower level is still a work in process. However, Mark insisted it was turning into his man cave, complete with a red pool table and bar. “We went with stained concrete for the flooring and I don’t know why more people don’t use this approach,” Mark said. “We love it.” To make the house energy efficient, the Loftons chose to use the earth’s natural heat to keep utility costs down. Since the mid-1970s, tens of thousands of homes and businesses in the United States, Canada and Europe have been heated and cooled by a system that bridges the gap between high technology and energy savings – the geothermal heat pump and electric heat. Six wells, which have a capacity to hold several hundred gallons of fluid, were excavated out of the land to serve as the holding tanks for the geothermal heating system. In the Loftons’ lower level is a geothermal heat pump which is connected to the wells by closed-loop, one-inch, PVC, buried pipes that serve as heat exchangers, moving the heat energy from the natural heat storage of the earth and those wells and transferring it back into the home. A three-car garage is the final accent to the house and houses Mark Lofton’s barbecue hobby, called Comin’ Undone. “I like to compete in barbecues,” he said. “I also grind all of our own beef for burgers and pork for brats. I like to grill a lot.” The Loftons continue to add furniture and accessories to make the house a home. “It took an entire year from August to August for construction,” Cindy said. “We have plenty of time to finish it up.”

COLLECTIONS a punchy idea

PUNCH BOARDS FOND MEMORIES

OF GAMBLING

Paul and Paula Crandall are shown in their Sioux City home with the first punchboard they acquired for their collection. Punchboards were illegal gambling devices popular in the 1920s-1950s. Players used a punch to open a hole in the board and receive a numbered slip of paper. If the number matched those printed on the board, winners would receive prizes ranging from cash to cigarettes to beer.

Text by Joanne Fox Photographs by Tim Hynds

PAULA CRANDALL’S GRANDPARENTS did more than just operate a restaurant in Lawton, Iowa. They provided “gambling” entertainment for customers in the form of punchboards. Punchboards originated in the 18th century. A bar owner would construct a game board out of wood, drill small holes in it and fill each hole with a numbered, paper ticket. The holes were then covered with paper. A patron would buy one of the “holes,” then, puncture the paper to reveal a possible winning number for a prize. Gambling author John Scarne estimated 30 million punchboards were sold between 1910 and 1915 and 50 million punchboards were sold in 1939 alone, during the peak of their popularity. “Older punch boards indicated the prizes would be money,” Crandall said. “Then, in the 1940s, it was cigarettes and pinup girl pictures.” With the advent of other games of chance after World War II, use of the punchboard not only declined but was outlawed in many states.

A (losing) number is shown on a punchboard in the Sioux City home of Paul and Paula Crandall.

Currently, Paula and her husband Paul have accumulated almost 75 punchboards. “Our biggest find was in Ottuma, Iowa,” Paul said. “It’s where I grew up and one day, visiting an antique store, I found boxes with them. I bought them all.” Q. When did you get your first punchboard? A. When my grandmother, Ethel Quintard, passed away in 1970, each grandchild got to pick a punchboard. Mine was a Charley Board. Q. Growing up, did you know what they were? A. It was somewhat hush-hush, my

mom was told. We were always told if a stranger came into the cafe and asked if we had punchboards, we were instructed to say, “We don’t have those here.” Q. How do the punchboards work? A. Players would pay for the opportunity to punch open a hole in the board. Behind the hole was a small numbered slip. If the numbered slip matched the number printed on the front of the board, then you won whatever prize corresponded with the number. Q. The holes are pretty small. How does a player punch it out? A. You have to be careful, otherwise you tear the paper. My recollection is those “keys” you used to open coffee cans with were used. Probably, toothpicks as well. Q. What kind of odds would a player get? A. The owner makes a profit. One of the forms that accompanied a punchboard explained on a $50 board, the owner would pay out $24.50 and earn $25.50. It was designed just like any game of chance, to make money for the house. Q. It looks like they’re also used to advertise products. A. Yes. You can see Planters Peanuts are promoted. Queen Anne Candies. SIOUXLAND LIFE

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A Piggy Back punchboard is shown in the Sioux City home of Paul and Paula Crandall. Gambling author John Scarne estimated 30 million punchboards were sold between 1910 and 1915 and 50 million punchboards were sold in 1939 alone, during the peak of their popularity.

Q. What made you decide to add to that first one you inherited? A. My husband Paul and I would do some “antique-ing” and every now and then, I’d find one. Q. What was the appeal? A. I found them interesting and there seemed to be so many different varieties. Q. It’s rare to see them in any kind of establishment nowadays. A. They still do make them. I found that out on the Internet. Q. What criteria do you use for adding punchboards to your collection? A. At first, I just bought whatever I wanted because they were cheap. Maybe $10 each. Q. What about price? A. You just don’t find them all that often. I think if I really wanted one, I would buy, it no matter what the price. I found an unusual, round one and paid $200 for it. But it was really neat. Q. Which one is your favorite? A. Probably the one from my grandmother. Q. What prompted displaying them on the wall over the stairs? A. We had this huge area with nothing on it. We could have put pictures, but the punchboards just seemed to fit there. Now, when people visit, they always comment on them and we can tell their story.

WATER Water may be one of our most

underappreciated resources. Extremely versatile, it can nourish and scare us, thrill us and calm us. In this monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Siouxland Life, we look at how Siouxlanders take advantage of its many properties â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from the college swimmer who finds it reassuring to the Dakota Dunes residents who discovered its wrath. We talk to folks who test our water and those who play in it. So, grab a glass, sit back and encounter the many wonders of water.

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Drought- and heat-stressed grass is shown in a Sioux City lawn. Last summer’s prolonged heat wave is drying up mowing jobs for local lawn care service firms.

WATER save the lawns

DEAD LAWNS BE GONE!

BUT ARE THEY DEAD?

Text by John Quinlan Photograph by Tim Hynds

IF YOUR FRONT LAWN LOOKED AS dead as a dodo’s door-nail last fall, that doesn’t make it so. There is still a decent chance that with a double dose of water and a dollop of lovin’, the deadest-looking lawn in this drought-dinged country can dramatically rise from the dead this spring. Definitely so, says Sioux City’s Sid Mosher, co-owner of Mosher Landscaping, a longtime family lawn care business. “There’s actually a lot of things you can do,” Mosher said. “You have to determine whether your lawn is actually dead or if it is just dormant. If it looked dead last summer, it doesn’t necessarily mean it was dead. So you have to determine whether you have dead grass or live grass.” The best way, he said, is to look at the bottom of a blade of grass. If the crown where it enters the soil is still green, the grass is alive but dormant. If the crown is brown, then you have to replace the grass 12

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“You’re not going to want to play football games on your front lawn when it’s already under a stressed condition.” SID MOSHER

co-owner of Mosher Landscaping with either seed or sod, he noted. “The best thing to do in the spring is to just get on a normal watering schedule,” Mosher said, noting that the earlier you do this in the spring, the better. “Do that for a couple of weeks and make sure that your yard has initially rebounded and come to life in the spring.” Once the lawn starts to rebound, he suggested homeowners go with a low-nitrogen fertilizer. A high-nitrogen fertilizer on a stressed lawn is going to do more damage than good, he said. The fertilizer is typically applied through a broadcast spreader. “Once you see that your lawn has started to rebound, make sure that you

Sid Mosher, co-owner of Mosher Landscaping, has tips for restoring your drought-stricken dead or dormant lawns in Sioux City.

get all the thatch picked up,” Mosher said. “Power raking or manual raking will get rid of that thatch, the dead organic material that‘s stuck at the base of your grass. You want to get that up and create more oxygen and water to get to your roots. You can also use an aerator to do the same thing. A lot of times, it’s best to do the two in conjunction with each other.” Then it is just a matter of maintaining the water. And after you get your grass re-established, go a couple of weeks before bagging it while mowing. “Let the grass get back down. It kind of acts as a covering for the soil and keeps it moist,” he said. “But you don’t want to get it compacted and tight to the point where it doesn’t allow any oxygen or sunlight to get in. You just want a light covering. So you do want to remove thatch occasionally, but it’s also good to have thatch. It kind of goes both ways.”

on the ground – and not on a pile of snow or debris. Come spring, it will germinate. And the benefit is that you will get more water on your seed, he said. Without water, no seed will germinate. “You have to get good soil-to-seed contact,” Mosher said. “That’s the number one thing if you’re seeding. So you can’t just go out with grass seed and start it out over your lawn. If that grass seed isn’t actually contacting the soil, you’re not going to get any germination.” And if your lawn is stressed, stay off it, he stressed. “You’re not going to want to play

football games on your front lawn when it’s already under a stressed condition,” Mosher said. “And you want to eliminate the weeds. I’d spot spray for weeds. If the lawn is really stressed, though, I’m not going to spray the whole lawn. I’m just going to get the weeds that I can because those weeds are drawing all the nutrients that the grass needs.” Finally, when your lawn is restored after all this work, you can go back to your normal maintenance schedule, he said. “As long as we get some rainfall, I think most of these lawns are going to rebound pretty well,” he said.

SUMMING UP Summing it up, Mosher said, “So remove your thatch in the spring. Aerate. Plenty of water. Low nitrogen fertilizer. And then any areas that you don’t have healthy grass, overseed or hydroseed. Or sod. Either way. It kind of depends on what the budget is and what look you’re looking for and how fast you’re looking to get back.” Last summer’s drought was as bad as Mosher has seen in many years. But fortunately, grass is a really resilient plant, capable of bouncing back from long droughts. Most varieties are anyway. When it comes time to re-seed, some grasses are better for sun, others for shade, and if you’re on a hillside, some of the fescues are going to be better than bluegrass when it comes to a lack of water. They do much better under hot, dry conditions, he noted. Bluegrass is very susceptible to lack of water. “For the most part, what you want to do is go with a mixture,” he suggested. “Most of your seed places will give you a pre-mix for sun or a pre-mix for shade. But the best case scenario is to involve two or three different varieties of grass on your lawn at the same time.” A combination of bluegrass and fescue will save at least some of your lawn under severe drought conditions. And if you have a disease that attacks rye grass and your whole grass is rye, say goodbye to your lawn. A mixture of different varieties of grass even helps the over-all appearance of your lawn, Mosher noted. DORMANT SEEDING Dormant seeding is another possibility, which is seeding anytime before spring as long as you can get the seed

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WATER the bottled variety

BOTTLED WATER TAKES A BITE OUT OF SODA MARKET

Bottles of Dasani water move down a conveyor at Chesterman Company in Sioux City, The Coca-Cola bottling company sells several lines of bottled water, including Dasani.

Text by Earl Horlyk Photograph by Tim Hynds

ONCE UPON A TIME, SODA WAS king of the beverage world. But, increasingly, consumers have been turning away from sugary soft drinks for bottled waters to quench their thirsts. According to Beverage Digest, U.S. soda consumption was at its peak in 1998, when the average American drank 54 gallons that year. Conversely, we 14

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drank just 42 gallons of water during the same period. Today, the average American consumes 44 gallons of pop and nearly 58 gallons of water per year. Bottled water has led that trend, with nearly 21 gallons being consumed per year. This is something that Cy W. Chesterman Jr. is keeping close tabs on. “Times have changed,” Chesterman, whose Chesterman Co. bottled both soft drinks and bottled waters, noted. “People

Cy W. Chesterman Jr. watches from above as bottles of Dasani water are filled at Chesterman Company in Sioux City.

are looking for healthier options than soda.” A Sioux City bottler since 1885, Chesterman has more than 300 different products in its inventory, including the entire Coca-Cola line. When Coca-Cola introduced its Dasani line of purified bottle water, Chesterman began bottling the product in its Sioux City facilities. “We filled orders of 250,000-300,000 cases of Dasani last year,” Chesterman said. “The line seems to be growing a good 10-20 percent every year.” Using water derived from the City of Sioux City, Dasani goes through a purification process that uses reverse osmosis and ozonation to take away bad chemicals. Then, Dasani gets a blend of different minerals – mostly magnesium sulfate, potassium chloride and sodium chloride – added back after the purification process. This gives the product a crisp taste, Chesterman said. “All bottled water has a slightly different taste,” he said. “The people who like Dasani swear by it.” Dasani wasn’t the first bottled water made at Chesterman. That honor goes to Kandiyohi, which has been a Chesterman product since 1994. Although they aren’t made on site, such products as Chippewa, Evian and Smart water are sold and distributed by Chesterman. Though bottled waters are becoming increasingly important, it still amounts to about 6 percent of his annual sales, Chesterman said. “While soda sales have been dropping in recent years,” he said, “our business is still good.” Chesterman admits he’ll always be a fan of soda. “I’ll drink bottled water on occasion,” he said, “but, to tell you the truth, I’d rather have a Diet Coke.”

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WATER from the well

Tyler Brock, lab manager at Siouxland District Health Department, tests well water for coliform bacteria at the health department’s Sioux City offices.

HOW SAFE IS YOUR

WELL WATER?

Text by Earl Horlyk Photograph by Tim Hynds

JUST AS IF HE WAS IN AN EPISODE of “CSI,”Tyler Brock diligently examines the contents of various liquid-filled test tubes. But the lab manager for the Siouxland District Healthy Department isn’t poring over evidence from a crime scene investigation. Instead, Brock is testing vials full of water for contaminants such as coliform bacteria. Coliform bacteria are a group of microorganisms commonly found in soil, surface water or on plants. They are also present in the fecal waste of animals and humans. E. coli, a strain that can produce severe illness, is a form of coliform bacteria. Coliform bacteria that are washed into the ground by rain or snow are usually filtered out as the water goes through the soil and into groundwater system. Poorly constructed or unsealed wells may provide a path for such bacteria to 16

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enter ground water. The result has the potential to contaminate drinking water. In Sioux City’s water treatment plant, water quality is regulated by such entities as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is continually tested for impurities. On the other hand, well water in rural areas does not require such regulations. According to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, approximately 206,000 rural Iowans depend primarily on private wells to meet their daily water needs. In any given year, Brock’s lab will do as many as 500 private well testings, looking for coliform bacteria in addition to nitrates, fluoride, iron, hardness, manganese and sulfate. “About 15-20 percent of private wells do test positive for coliform bacteria,” he said, noting that the cloudiness of the water often indicates the presence of such bacteria. Brock also said 10-15 percent of rural wells may have an elevated level of nitrates, an essential source of nitrogen for plants. While nitrogen fertilizers are used to

enrich soils, nitrates can enter into drinking water, much like coliform bacteria. Usually undetectable by taste or smell, contaminated water may pose health problems, especially for children and older adults. Brock recommends having well water tested once a year or more often if wells are especially shallow or when flooding has occurred. Although the Siouxland District Health Department will test private well water from Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska for a small fee, Iowa residents may be eligible for an Iowa DNR grant program in well water testing is free of charge. In order to protect your well’s water supply, check for problems like cracked, corroded or damaged well casings, a broken or missing well cap or any cracking or settling of surface seals. Brock likens testing well water periodically to taking your car in for service call. “When the engine lights starts blinking, you know there’s an underlying issue with your car,” he said. “The same may be true for your well. It’s best to do maintenance before a problem has a chance to escalate.”

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WATER what happened to waterbeds?

WATERBEDS NO LONGER A MAINSTAY PURCHASE

Jim Hettinger displays a heater and mattress for a waterbed at Mozak Furniture.

Text by Joanne Fox Photograph by Jim Lee

THINKING OF PURCHASING A waterbed? Think again. Retailers have abandoned the oncepopular mode of sleeping. Mozak’s Furniture, 2414 Gordon Drive, is one of the few still selling waterbed components – heaters, safety liners, mattresses and water conditioner. Mozak’s General Manager Jim Hettinger speculated the demise of the waterbed was the industry’s own doing. “They didn’t adapt to what the consumer wanted,” he said. In 1968, Charles Hall presented the modern waterbed as his master’s thesis project at San Francisco State University. The vinyl mattress filled with water and equipped with a temperature device was designed to be a piece of furniture that would eliminate pressure points and use heat to relax muscles. 20

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For the next 20 or so years, waterbeds were hot items – with more than one connotation. Hall created the bed in the year of the “summer of love,” before presenting it as a requirement for his master’s degree. The beds were associated in advertising with the Sexual Revolution. Hugh Hefner allegedly had one covered in Tasmanian possum hair. “The growing number of manufacturers and distributors, with such appropriate names as Aquarius Products, the Water Works, Innerspace Environments, Joyapeutic Aqua Beds and the Wet Dream, can hardly meet the demand,” Time magazine reported in 1971. HOM furniture started as a chain of waterbed stores, and one of the chain’s first waterbed stores opened in Sioux City in the late 1970s. Mozak’s even started out as Waterbed Emporium in 1985 with a Pierce Street location. Everyone wanted one. “I remember selling complete beds for $119,” Hettinger recalled. “The industry

convinced everyone to buy their least expensive product and then didn’t continue to promote them when they adjusted the product and it sold for more.” Just as suddenly as the waterbed became cool, they became uncool. “People didn’t want to slosh around in a bed any more,” Hettinger said. “Even with the addition of baffles (which provided a more ‘waveless’ experience), that made the bed cost more and people weren’t willing to pay.” Waterbeds also had other shortcomings. They could spring leaks. They were heavy. The extra parts required maintenance or were not cost-efficient to replace. Moving one required draining the bed – often an electric pump was needed – and that was too much hassle for most people. Manufacturers tried to tweak the beds, but ultimately, they looked more like a regular bed, which – with a heated mattress pad – could cost significantly less. Entering the market were TempurPedic mattresses and Sleep Number

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mattresses, which presented the comfort and personalization of a bed without the hassle of water. Now, waterbeds account for less than 5 percent of the industry. “I sold the last complete one at least 15 years ago,” Hettinger estimated. The in-laws of Amber Perry-Wetrosky of Sioux City purchased a waterbed at the height of the waterbed craze. “Many years of hard work did a number on my father-in-law’s back and, contrary to popular belief, a waterbed can aggravate back problems,” she said. “They got a new bed – mattress/box spring/frame – last fall. My 9-year-old son Tyler was in the market for a different bed, so off to Grandpa’s we went.” The process took two days, but Tyler was thrilled. “It’s fun to talk about, and when my friends come over, they are surprised,” he said. “They’ve never even heard of a waterbed! It’s like a swimming pool for a bed. My mom said no cannon balls though.” “Wrestling and bed jumping are strictly forbidden,” Amber stressed. “Tyler understands that waterbeds are not to be contended with. It is more of a novelty item that earned Tyler some bragging rights. Thankfully he is mature and responsible, which keeps my worries at bay.” Mozak’s Furniture stocks the accoutrements for those hard-core waterbed aficionados who refuse to part with their sleeping accommodations. “We’d probably make more money selling regular bedding,” Hettinger admitted. “But there is a nostalgic element to carrying those items.” He added, “And it’s a service to customers. If something goes wrong, it takes time to go on the Internet, research where the item might be, order it, have it shipped. It’s so much easier to just drive down here.”

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20 QUESTIONS with a water expert

Superintendent Rick Mach at Sioux City Water Treatment Plant in Sioux City.

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20 QUESTIONS with a water plant superintendent

Rick Mach

How good is the water in Sioux City? Nick Hytrek talked with Rick Mach, City of Sioux City water plant superintendent. 1. Where does Sioux City’s water come from?

copper and LT2 (long term 2). There’s the disinfectant rule and the disinfectant byproducts rule and the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule.

Sioux City gets all of its water from wells. We do not have any direct intakes into the river. The wells are screened in both the Missouri Alluvium and the Dakota sandstone aquifers.

16. What kind of testing is done at the plant to make sure our water meets those standards?

We do a whole host of chemistry tests in our own lab. We have a contract with the Siouxland District Health lab. They do bacteria sampling. We also go out and do daily sampling. We have specific times when we go out and do lead and copper sampling.

2. How many treatment plants does the city have? We have two treatment plants. There’s Zenith on Tri View Avenue and the Southbridge Regional Water Treatment Plant, which is on 225th Street.

3. Would the water be OK to drink straight from the well? Without treatment, you’re taking a chance that there could be bacteria in the water.

4. On average, how many gallons of water are pumped and treated each day?

The average is about 13.75 million gallons per day. Our record peak day is 28.5 million gallons.

5. What’s the maximum you can treat in a day? Forty million gallons.

6. Do you ever reach a point when the demand is greater than the amount you can treat?

We have not since the early 1990s. In the early ‘90s, we did not have adequate wells to meet the demand. Since that time, we have been proactive in keeping ahead of what the peak demand is.

7. How many steps does it take to make water ready for use? Seven steps.

9. What gets added to our water? We add a disinfectant and we add fluoride and then we add a sequestering agent. In your home you have copper piping, so the sequestering agent puts a film on the piping so the water won’t pull copper out of the pipes.

10. What’s the most important step in the water treatment process? Disinfection is the No. 1 priority.

11. How long after water is pumped from the well is it ready for use?

It depends on the time of day and depends on the season of the year. If we have heavy flow, the fastest turnaround is about three hours.

12. After water has been treated, where does it go? It goes directly to the distribution system.

13. Does Sioux City have hard or soft water? Hard water.

8. What is removed from the water at the treatment plant?

14. Are there any steps in the treatment process to treat that?

We’re taking out iron, manganese, suspended solids, VOC (volatile organic compounds) and with the treatment addition we’re putting in here we’ll take out total organic compounds. Then we disinfect the water, which neutralizes the bacteria in the water.

We do not treat for hard water.

15. What types of government standards does our water have to meet?

First, we’re meeting the Safe Drinking Water Act, which added lead and

17. It’s getting tested every day then? Yes.

18. If residents want to see those test results, can they do so? We publish a majority of our results annually, which is available in our consumer confidence report. We do come out and do specific tests if a resident has concerns about water quality. If anyone wants to see a copy of test results, they’re welcome to call and request one.

19. Does the plant ever shut down or does it run 24/7? It’s a 24/7 operation. The way both plants are designed, we can meet the average daily demand with half the plant down for maintenance. There have been times when we’ve done construction projects when we’ve had to shut down, but those are few and far between.

20. Is fluoridation of water still a hot topic? Every couple of years, we get inquiries about it. The City Council through the support of dentists chose to add it. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has a range of 1-4 (parts per million). We were shooting for 1.2 ppm. But people are getting fluoride in other areas, so the EPA recommended we could drop our levels to .7 parts per million. Sioux City has naturally occurring fluoride. If we added nothing, we’re at .5 parts per million. So we’re only adding a very little amount. SIOUXLAND LIFE

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Morningside College swimmer Cora Kugler was named a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes in the sport of womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swimming and diving for three consecutive years with a 3.65 cumulative GPA.

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MORNINGSIDE SWIMMER FINDS COMFORT IN WATER

Text by Joanne Fox Photographs by Jim Lee

CORA KUGLER’S FIRST RECOLLECTION of enjoying water was at her home. “I’d say it was probably the bathtub,” the Morningside senior recalled. “To this day, I love taking baths.” Water has always been an element for Kugler, a member of the Morningside swim team who hails from Watertown, Minn. “My mom worked at the pool, teaching classes and managing, and I think she had me in swimming lessons when I was 8 months old,” she said. “She told me one time, I was 2 or 3 years old, I walked over to the diving board, jumped in the pool and swam to the side and crawled out. She nearly had a heart attack.” Kugler continued taking lessons at the indoor pool in her hometown. “I flew through them so fast that the instructors wouldn’t pass me on to the next level because I was too young to advance to the next age group,” she said. For Kugler, the appeal of the water is the “feel” of it. “It’s how I feel when I move through the water,” she said. “Swimmers have a saying that they hate practice, but they love practice. I think it’s because we love how it feels to be in the water. It’s how I’m supposed to feel.” Water also provides Kugler with a sense of comfort. “My father passed away the summer before my freshman year and I was swimming two days later,” she said. “It is my place of solace in every part of my life. When I am in a difficult place in my life, I go to swimming because I love it so much. My swim teams in Watertown and at Morningside College have been very important to me and what they mean to me. They have all been like a family to me and I have found my best friends on my swim teams.” Kugler also enjoys the competitive aspect of being in the water. “My most memorable Morningside athletic competition was the 2012 Liberal Arts Championships because the whole

team did really well,” she said. “We were so jacked up for races that it was just a lot of fun and coach Steve Mohs received the Women’s Coach of the Meet award.” Outside of competition with others, Kugler also sets goals for her swimming skills. “I did an event which equals about 10,000 yards of swimming,” she said. “I was one of five swimmers to accomplish that. Each 100 had a set time, so you were consistently swimming for two and a half hours. At first, it felt pretty good, but then, toward the end, it was just pure determination that I would get this done.” In the end, the joy was far greater than the challenge for Kugler. “I was really happy to do it and finish it,” she said. “It felt good. I’m just really happy when I’m swimming.” Kugler holds Morningside records in the 100- and 200-meter breast stroke and 200 individual medley races. “Even though those were my strengths, I love to compete in the butterfly,” she said. “I know I’m really good at the breast stroke, but I have enjoyed the butterfly in college, tweaking it, the adrenaline from it. It’s such a hard stroke and I like to push myself.” Of the two, the butterfly appears more difficult with swimmers whipping their legs together and stroking with both arms simultaneously. In reality, Kugler reported the breast stroke, in which the swimmer’s arms pull through the water

in the same motion as the legs, is the more difficult. “No, it doesn’t look easy, but for in order for it to be successful, it is much harder,” she said. “In order to get it competition-worthy, you have to have good technique. You can’t practice too much and it’s very hard on your knees.” As with most runners who see in their mind’s eye breaking the tape at the finish line, Kugler visualizes herself competing before the races take place. “I’ll close my eyes on the way to the race and think about me racing the entire race,” she said. “I’ll see me swimming and touching the wall perfectly.” Even in swimming there is mind over matter, Kugler pointed out. “At the meet, I’m a big supporter of a positive attitude,” she said. “I stay high energy. I cheer for my teammates. I believe being intense and brooding about the race is not as effective. You might have some good swims, but if you’re in a good mood, I think you do better. Some of my best personal times have been when I get my adrenaline going and I’m the most positive.” Kugler added,“I love competing and the neck-and-neck aspect of a race. When you beat them to the wall, you know you had that last little bit of effort to win.” In addition to her competition skills, Kugler was named a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes in the sport of women’s swimming & diving for three consecutive years with a 3.65 cumulative GPA. Are the Olympics in her future? “That would be awesome, but I’m not at that caliber,” Kugler admitted. “I love swimming, but it is not my No. 1 priority. I want to have a life and training for the Olympics would not allow for one.” Instead this 22-year-old will earn a coaching endorsement with her elementary education major. “One of the reasons I switched to elementary education is I would love to coach some day and it would be possible with that major and harder to do with other majors,” she said. “My coaches have been teachers who understand kids. I think that’s important and something I would love to do.” SIOUXLAND LIFE

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HEART

ONE DAY YOU’RE LIVING LIFE. ATTACKS HAPPEN THE NEXT YOU COULD BEFAST FIGHTING FOR IT.

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H E A R T AT TA C K S I G N S A N D S Y M P T O M S It’s important to remember that everyone is different, and just because what is listed is common, it is by no means an absolute rule. If you even think you are having a heart attack, call 9-1-1. M a k e th e Ca l l . Do n ’t M i s s a B ea t . Remember, t ime los t is hea r t mus cle los t . Women: • Shortness of breath may occur with or without chest discomfort • Nausea and light-headedness • Flu-like symptoms, including chills and cold sweats • Heart palpitations • Chest discomfort (angina): pain, tightness or pressure in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and then returns • Discomfort in other areas, including pain or discomfort in one or both arms (especially the left arm), the back, between the shoulder blades, neck, jaw, teeth, or stomach • Heartburn or indigestion • Extreme fatigue

Men: • Crushing, squeezing, or burning pain, pressure, or fullness in the center of the chest that may radiate to the neck, one or both arms, the shoulders, or the jaw, with chest discomfort that lasts more than a few minutes or goes away and then returns • Shortness of breath, dizziness, nausea, chills, sweating or weak pulse • Cold and clammy skin, gray pallor or a severe appearance of illness • Fainting (rare)

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ask a professional Sports Medicine and Sports Injuries Sports regularly put our bodies to the test. Running, jumping, peddling, bending and shifting as fast as our bodies will allow. As we enter our summer season where stealing baseball bases becomes our passion and our children start getting cuts, bruises, and scrapes from riding bikes and running races, it’s important to pay attention to what our bodies – and our little ones – are telling us. No pain – no gain used to be the mainstay mantra. If it didn’t hurt, it probably wasn’t productive. When our little Dr. Joel ones had knee pain, we called it growing pain. However Pistello, DC what we know now is that that pain – while can be productive, can also be the final warning sign of an underlying condition that can take you from a top level athlete – to a bottom string benchwarmer. Whether it’s us or our budding young athletes – pain can be a great motivator and be perfectly normal – but what if it’s not? It’s no secret that many of the great athletes of our time have used chiropractic to regularly – and impressively – improve their performance and stay at the top of their game. But let’s be realistic – most of us are weekend warriors and Tuesday night team members. While we are aware that injuries like torn ligaments and muscles are possible (and maybe even happened in the not so distant past), we just want to be a little better – and not be nearly as sore after the game. A great start to every athlete’s toolbox is a good set of stretches and exercises to keep those muscles, tendons, and ligaments ready for action at a moment’s notice. Be sure to ask a trainer for specific tips on how to exercise the area you need the most help with. This is especially true for the shoulder joint. For example: instead of focusing on extra pounds, focus on being more deliberate and precise with your movements. Re-training those muscles to hold the shoulder in the correct relaxed position, and contract precisely when needed in a symphony of function and form when pitching or spiking can help relieve shoulder pain. Sometimes, however, you already have an injury that is screaming out in pain – that you might be ignoring. Stretching and exercising can only help to a point – then you need to get it looked at. Ignoring a knee or shoulder condition now can add up to more costly surgeries and pain later. So whether it’s your old football injury – or your marathon runner’s shin splints, we’ve got the right team of medical, chiropractic, and physical therapy doctors to evaluate and treat your injury. Keeping you at the top of your – and your young one’s – game, come see us at MultiCare.

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WATER get moving

WATER CRAFT, WATER CRAFT

EVERYWHERE

Text by Tim Gallagher Photographs by Jim Lee, Tim Hynds

OKOBOJI, IOWA | THE FIRST MARINA to sell a power boat in the Iowa Great Lakes nearly 120 years ago is still selling power boats in the Iowa Great Lakes. “This is the ramp-up time of season,” says Matt Lange, a Spirit Lake, Iowa, native and sales manager at Mau Marine in Okoboji, founded as Wilson Boatworks in the late 1800s. “If they’re going to do something for the season, they’re thinking about it now.” What’s hot in 2013? “It’s all over the board,” Lange says. “We’ve sold new, used, small and big. The personal water crafts (jet skis) have been extremely popular the last two years. The weather helps that.” While the weather didn’t find a lot of favor among Siouxland farmers in 2012, a record heat spell in March gave way to a sunny summer. Nearly every weekend last summer was sun-dappled from dawn to dusk. “It was a great year for boating. And an increase in usage means an increase in sales,” Lange says. He finds agreement in Tony Simoni, owner/general manager of Cimmarina Boats, the boats sales and service enterprise at Dakota City, Neb., that has been in expansion mode since moving from Sioux City just over two decades ago. “We about died in 2011,” Simoni says, referring to a 500-year flood of the Missouri River that kept boaters off the river throughout that miserable summer. “And then in 2012 we had a comeback year. 28

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A rider on a jet ski cruises along the Missouri River in this file photo. Below: Kayakers move through the waters of East Lake Okoboji in Spirit Lake, Iowa.

It started early and stayed pretty steady the whole year. This year has all the earmarks of a busy year.” Pontoons remain a buzz word at Cimmarina. “They’re the most wanted now because you can take the whole family out, entertain and party on them,” says Simoni, who got into the business 40 years ago when the old Iowa Public Service company owned the marina where Bev’s on the River is now located. “They make pontoons with three tubes underneath and you can put up to 250-horsepower on them. They go up to 40 miles per hour.” Premier Pontoon, an upscale boat, averages 20 to 24 in seating for most. There are models, however, that stretch up to 30 feet. Some have bars and sleeping quarters, too. “I sold one two years ago for a little over $100,000,” Simoni says. While a standard unit has two pontoons, there are tri-toons featuring three with motors that start at 115 horsepower and can go up to 250 horsepower. How deep must the water be for a pontoon? Simoni says depth is rarely an issue. “Three feet is the minimum depth,” he adds. Lange’s high end unit at Mau Marine is a 40-foot SeaRay, which can run in

excess of $400,000. The boat features a joystick control to operate, almost like a live video game. “They’re basically a condo on the water with living quarters,” Lange says. Jet skis rival some boats in terms of power these days. Lange tells of 260-horsepower jet skis that possess the power of most 23-foot boats. Top speeds on these skis? Fifty to 65 miles per hour. Lange can’t wait to see them out on the water. The first units, after all, began

Boats are anchored in the waters of East Lake Okoboji in this 2012 photo. Sales of boats and jet skis have been strong the past two years in the Iowa Great Lakes.

making waves in mid-March a year ago. This year? He’s been shoveling and listening to ice-depth reports. “We got snow today,” he says, “but I’m not disappointed. We didn’t get any major storms in the Lakes. The ice is thick, and, yes, I’m ready for that to be over.”

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Improved energy efficiency of windows and doors means homes now feature more indoor-outdoor connectivity. Moveable walls and outdoor spaces tucked within the home’s floor plan provide for better flexible use of the space, as well as improved privacy in densely populated areas.

Other creative, multi-purpose furniture designs include dining tables that convert to a billiard table, bookcases that contain fold-down chairs for when you’re entertaining more than the usual number of friends and family, and cocktail tables with trays that pull out for eating in front of the television.

The often-unused space under a stairwell can be engineered to accommodate filing cabinets or drawers, or even to create a sanctuary for the family pet complete with a bed and gates to close it off. Drawers built into stair risers are a great place to store small items such as gloves and hats or art supplies.

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WATER just for fun

King’s Pointe Waterpark Resort in Storm Lake.

KING’S POINTE

CONTINUES TO MAKE WAVES

FOR STORM LAKE

Text and photographs by Tim Gallagher

STORM LAKE, IOWA | LOCAL-OPTION sales tax receipts in Storm Lake set a record in fiscal 2011, amounting to just over $1 million. “The receipts were some $100,000 higher than in 2010,” said Mike Wilson, community development director in the Buena Vista County seat. Receipts set a new mark in 2012, climbing yet another $100,000, to $1.15 million, fueled by record occupancy at King’s Pointe, the signature element of the $40 million Project Awaysis on Storm Lake’s northeast shore. The facility, which includes a 100-room motel, restaurant, indoor and outdoor water park, and cottages, now enters its seventh year. Room occupancy rose from 58 percent 30

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DREDGING THE LAKE Beyond King’s Pointe, the effort to remake Storm Lake can be traced to the lake itself and a dredging project that started 11 years ago. Buena Vista County purchased the dredge, a unit that’s operated by the City of Storm Lake with assistance from the City of Lakeside, Iowa. “The average depth at which you can see things in the water is double what it was five to six years ago,” says Mike Wilson, community development director for the City of Storm Lake. “There’s no question the dredge has had a big impact.” in 2011 to 65 percent last year. Room revenue grew 13 percent, food and beverage sales climbed 7.5 percent. Total revenue? Up 8.5 percent.

“It was THE BEST 12-month period we’ve ever had,” said Mike Wilson, Storm Lake’s community development director. That kind of activity on the lakeshore may have been the aim when Storm Lake leaders met more than a decade ago with Jeff Vonk, then director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Vonk challenged the Storm Lake contingent, asking locals that if they wanted state aid, they had to show a commitment to the lake itself. And, they had to raise money themselves. Doing so could show Storm Lake as a destination for travelers. The state ponied up as Project Awaysis took shape. Storm Lake received $9 million in the last of the Vision Iowa grants. It helped construct an indoor/outdoor water park. The outdoor park alone was used by 56,000 guests last summer.

It is tough to walk – or slide, or swim – at this site and remember the old Storm Lake Municipal Swimming Pool, a structured razed to make way for the water park. It would have taken years – maybe decades – for 56,000 users to splash their way around the old pool. The water park stands next to a 100room hotel with its Regatta Grille restaurant and conference center. A renovated Sunrise Pointe golf course is just across the road, as are four cottages that have proven popular destinations for visitors. Some $250,000 was collected in 2010 through the city’s hotel/motel tax, a boost at that time of 10 percent. Prior to King’s Pointe, that same tax collection came to $120,000 annually. It is now nearly 10 times that amount. As use and user tax collections grow, so does Storm Lake. School officials are currently working on a $17 million expansion at Storm Lake High School. Since King’s Pointe opened, Storm Lake has built a new elementary school across town. Buena Vista Regional Medical Center has undergone at least one expansion in that time. Fareway constructed a new store, as did Hy-Vee. Buena Vista University remodeled two dormitories and its outdoor athletics complex. “There’s maybe one empty storefront on Lake Avenue,” Wilson said of the main retail corridor downtown. “Our employers are hiring.” Several have seen employment gains beyond 10 percent the past several years while the United States wobbles through

Above: Nick Edwards, director of water parks at King’s Pointe in Storm Lake, Iowa, gives an admission wristband to a visitor. Right: Two fun-seekers race down giant slides at the outdoor water park at King’s Pointe Resort on the shores of Storm Lake, Iowa. Daily users in peak summer months total nearly 2,000.

a recession. Embracing the water, Wilson said, gave Storm Lakers a sense their glass was half-full. This isn’t a town, after all, that boasted about much 10 to 15 years ago. King’s Pointe has become the community’s calling card, a way to invite guests for a weekend on these sandy shores. “King’s Pointe was the key thing in changing the image of this community,” said Wilson, who noted a $3.5 million bond to help fund the effort passed by more than 70 percent. “Thinking back to 2003 when we tried to get this organized, I think Storm Lakers wanted something that could help them feel better about their town.” SIOUXLAND LIFE

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Yong Huang harvests lettuce that was grown using a new spiraling system created by his Epcot Science team. Hydroponics is key to growing many fruits and vegetables in The Land, an area inside Walt Disney World’s Epcot.

GROW OUTSIDE OF SOIL?

EXPERTS SAY IT’S POSSIBLE

Text by Dolly A. Butz Photographs courtesy Walt Disney World

THE HANGING GARDENS OF Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, serves as one of the earliest examples of hydroponics, a method

of growing plants in water with added nutrients. Disney World has adopted the soilless growing practice to produce annuals and perennials for floral displays, as well as vegetables for the theme park’s restaurant.

Laurie Taylor, Woodbury County Extension master gardener coordinator, said a hydroponic greenhouse has been established in the Omaha/Council Bluffs area, but the practice is just beginning to catch on in Siouxland. She said her office has fielded a few SIOUXLAND LIFE

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requests for information about hydroponics. The topic, she said, could possibly be on the agenda for next year’s Siouxland Garden Show. “In the future, I think it will become more popular. It does have the advantages of not having to worry about your soil,” she said. “You’d have more control over the nutrients and type of fertilizers that are used.” Edibles and plants that can be grown in a greenhouse are suitable for watergrowing, according to Taylor. Getting a hydroponic system up and running, she said, can be costly and “very labor intensive.” However, the benefits reaped could be worth it in the long-run. Taylor said you will need less space than you would for a traditional garden. Weeds won’t be a problem; and you won’t have to worry about hoeing, tilling and crop rotation since the plant’s roots are suspended in nutrientrich, oxygenated water. “A lot of the work is reduced,” Taylor said. “Just the ability to grow vegetables year-round is a major advantage of hydroponics, too.” Growing in water will also eliminate soil-born diseases. If your soil is unsuitable for growing crops in the ground, hydroponics will allow you to produce vegetables that you otherwise wouldn’t be able to. “You’d have a little bit healthier plants potentially, or not have to do as many chemicals as you would in a traditional garden,” Taylor said. You can buy your own hydroponics kit or make your own. Essentials that you will need include a grow tray or tube, a reservoir to hold the nutrients underneath the grow tray, air pumps and pumps to move the nutrients up into the grow tray, as well as an airstone to provide aeration. Taylor said a small-scale hydroponic system could fit in an spare room in your house. The plants, she said, should grow well at average room temperature. “Humidity might be an issue depending on floor coverings, or what type of wall coverings your have,” she said. “You wouldn’t want to put it somewhere where those things could get damaged.” For more information on hydroponics contact the Iowa State University Hortline at 515-294-3108 or hortline@ iastate.edu.

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WHAT’S NEW IN BATHROOM AND KITCHEN WATERWORKS?

Text and photographs by John Quinlan

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE AND lots of drops to drink … or bathe in … or wash dishes in. Such is life in the modern American home. So we turned to Naomi Anderson, showroom sales manager at Central Kitchen & Bath Supply in Sioux City, for a rundown on the latest developments found in the America’s kitchens and bathrooms. When it comes to sinks, the focal point and probably

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busiest feature of any home kitchen, the most popular sinks today are either granite or quartz composite types, whether sandstone or whatever Anderson said. Stainless steel and acrylic sinks also have their advocates. The trendiest? That would be copper, she added. “We have a farm sink that’s a copper sink on display that a lot of people like,” she said. “But because copper’s not the least expensive, it’s not the one that everyone’s putting in. But it is the one they’re really trending toward, that they really like and are finding ways to make it more fashionable. “It’s definitely a look that you don’t see anywhere else. I always have to remind people when it comes to seeing a copper sink that it’s kind of that living metal, that the more you use it, the more colors will come out of it. It will have that beautiful coppery tone to start with, but as you use it, it could turn some of the greener colors or some of the dark black colors. But it always has its nice little elegance.” Double sinks used to be the norm, and today you can even find triple sinks, but many are going with single basin sinks, she noted. Dishwashers have negated the need for bigger sink bowls. “Basically, it depends on the base cabinet size,” she said. “Farmhouse sinks take a special base cabinet as well, and there’s a lot of people liking the farmhouse sinks. They kind of have an apron. Instead of having the cabinet face in the front, it’s basically the sink being exposed for everybody to see. The one that we have on display is a large copper apron front farm sink.” Some other farmhouse sinks with either flat or radius fronts are made of copper, but some stainless steel ones are coming out as well, Anderson said. There is little difference between kitchen and bathroom sinks, though bathroom sinks are usually smaller. Among the more popular bathroom sinks are the ones that have molded bowls with the countertops. The Onyx Collection makes a vanity top but it has a molded bowl, she noted. “There are about 12 different bowl styles and some 50 colors to choose from. And a lot of people are liking the molded bowls because they’re so easy to clean,” she said. “You’re not going to have that rim that goes around as you would if you have that top-mount bowl.” FAUCETS Anderson said there are a lot of new, fun trends when it comes to faucets, though the traditional chrome or brushed nickel finishes haven’t 36

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Naomi Anderson, showroom sales manager at Central Kitchen & Bath Supply, shows a popular copper kitchen farmhouse sink with its apron front on display.

disappeared. “Venetian bronze, oil-rubbed bronze are kind of a trendy, nice, dark traditional-type tone,” she said. “Some new tones coming out are like champagne bronze. Most places are getting away from kind of that polished brass color that was in a lot of homes for a long time.” Touch faucets are also becoming popular, the kind where you leave the faucet in the on position and touch the neck or

handle to turn it on and off. “People like that because in the kitchen, say, you’re working with poultry and you want to make sure you’re not getting the juice everywhere. So you’re trying to be a little cleaner by using your elbow to turn the faucets on and off,” she said. “Or in the bathroom, if you have any types of disability arthritis or anything like that, it’s kind of nice just to be able to tap the faucet rather than turning the handle on

and off each time. “The downfall to those faucets is you’ve got to set the temperature, and that’s the temperature it’s going to be on.” Unless you make a hand adjustment, she added. Touch faucets also cost about $100 more. SHOWERS Touch-clean faucets are also gaining in popularity, particularly when it comes to bathroom showers, Anderson said. “It’s basically where the water comes out of the spout, you can just touch them to clean them because some places get a lime buildup, a hard water buildup that makes it hard to clean,” she explained. “But I always tell people to just use a little bit of vinegar. It really gets things clean.” Showers, like toilets, are all becoming more water efficient, Anderson said. It’s the elaborate shower head that most people want. “But what they don’t know is that the larger the shower head, the harder it is for the water to be dispersed,” she said. “My favorite shower head from Delta has basically four ports. It’s got such amazing pressure but it’s using less water. And the water stays closer together, so the heat stays in it a little bit better, too.” When it comes to sink mounts, top

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mount or self-rimming bowls, it’s just a matter of personal preference. “But if people are putting in new countertops of new kitchens or bathrooms, you name it, the undermount bowls are the most popular,” she said. “It’s just so nice to be able to clean your cabinets or clean your countertops, and you basically just brush the crumbs or whatever right into the sink. You’re not hitting a lip. It goes directly into the sink. It’s just a clean, classy look.” TOILETS And last is the toilet, the new, energy efficient kind that saves water. “We’re actually getting rid of most of our 1.6 gallons per flush and going to the 1.28 gallons per flush,” she said of a trend that started in California, Vermont and Connecticut, with such standards being adopted across the country. Yet with a nice, large flushing valve, these toilets are working virtually the same, she said. “A new toilet that’s been very popular has push buttons on top of the tank – one for liquids, two for solids,” she said, adjusting the flushing pressure to the need, allowing more for the solids. “Plus, any time we have kids come into the show room, they have a tendency to veer towards those. They’re just kind of coollooking.”

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Text by Tim Gallagher Photographs by Tim Hynds

TWO YEARS AGO THIS MAY, THE Missouri River rushed Riv-R-Land Estates, Spanish Bay, Dakota Dunes, neighborhoods in South Sioux City as well as homes, businesses and farms from Yankton, S.D. to well past Omaha, Neb. Millions of acres of farmland sat underwater for weeks, so did tens of thousands of homes. Dakota Dunes, a planned community didn’t plan on this happening when its residential seeds were sown in 1989. On Memorial Day weekend in 2011, a mass and orderly exit waved in a most memorable summer. Now that flood waters have retreated and a more responsive U.S. Army Corps of Engineers emerges, has Dakota Dunes changed in the wake? It has. Home values have held their own, or may be improving slightly. Housing demand? Growing again. The Dakota Dunes Development Company this spring embarks on the infrastructure needed for a 23-lot residential development near Dakota Dunes Country Club, a country club that was closed throughout the 2011 golf season. “A minority may have said that it (the community) wouldn’t come back,” says 38

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Jeff Dooley, manager of the Dakota Dunes Community Improvement District, is shown at the Dakota Dunes County Club in June 2012. The temporary Missouri River levee was being replaced with a permanent flood-control effort.

Jeff Dooley, manager of the Dakota Dunes Community Improvement District. “The fact a lot of people did improvements

to their homes and the fact we’re adding lots may show confidence is coming back. We’re rebounding.”

Missouri River floodwaters surround No. 8 green at Dakota Dunes County Club in June 2011. A permanent levy structure across holes No. 17 and 18 offers additional flood protection for Dakota Dunes.

DAKOTA DUNES IS POISED FOR GROWTH IN WAKE OF

HISTORIC FLOOD

A $15-million flood protection project buoys that confidence. From the southwest corner of Dakota Dunes Country Club to Hole No. 17 on the golf course, a shoreline was left that’s more conducive to building additional levees should the need arise. And, from hole No. 17 to No. 18 over to Bay Hill, a permanent levee was incorporated into those holes to improve flood protection at the country club. Storm sewers are now better situated to deal with high water. Dakota Dunes can more readily pump water when necessary. “It puts us in better position to respond more quickly and efficiently,” Dooley says. It’s remarkable, he adds, that Dakota Dunes didn’t lose a single home in a flood for the ages, one in which the Missouri River crested an astonishing 5.25 feet above flood stage on July 21, 2011. “If the CID (Community Improvement District) had not completed its levee on the river, we would have had 400 houses with water on the first floor,” Melstad says. “Those 400 homes may have had groundwater in the basement, but not river water on the first floor.” Groundwater damage led to a surge in remodeling, according to Dooley. The work

kept businesses like Sioux City Paint & Decorating hopping throughout 2012. “It sure was a big boost,” says Jim Wolcott, owner of Sioux City Paint & Decorating. “After the flood, many of those homeowners changed their basements and moved rooms around. Many went to tiered seating and put in Dooley theater rooms or exercise rooms.” Many homeowners took sheet rock out of their finished basement units ahead of the flood, so as to prevent water from wicking upward along their walls. Even if they didn’t Melstad get water, that sheet rock had to be replaced, fueling a strong postflood work period. Melstad, who resides in The Meadows area of Dakota Dunes, had two inches of water in his basement all summer. He stayed, moving his possessions to the first floor. Thankfully, he adds, it was groundwater, not anything from the “Mighty Mo.” The levee came about through a 24-hour work schedule over at least an eight-day period to build an earthen line

of defense that did hold, protecting the Dunes. Beyond the promise of 23 new lots, half of which are located on Holes 3 and 4 at the golf course, the purchase of another commercial property may be complete come June, allowing for a business expansion. Two other firms are examining expansion efforts that would boost total employment at Dakota Dunes to around 1,800. All told, there are 100 firms that operate out of the planned community. The flood took its toll here, of course. According to Dennis Melstad, president of Dakota Dunes Development Company, 40 to 45 residential lots were being sold each year prior to 2011. That number dropped to 10 a year ago. Just one has been sold in early 2013. “We could close on seven lots in the next couple of months,” Melstad says. “That’s a positive sign. We’re getting interest from both builders and individuals.” Despite fears many of the 2,600 residents at Dakota Dunes would flee the flood and never return, housing figures show just 35 of the Dunes’ 1,000 homes are currently listed for re-sale. That’s just 3.5 percent, or about normal. “We’re back closer to normal, the way it looks,” Melstad says. SIOUXLAND LIFE

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Jennifer Coffee is shown with a selection of some of the company’s water conditioning units.

STAYING HEALTHY AND HYDRATED

WITH A TOUCH OF A BUTTON

Text by Earl Horlyk | Photograph by Tim Hynds

FANS OF SHOWS LIKE “MAD MEN” have come to realize that the best gossip can often be gained by huddling next to the office water cooler. All sorts of Sterling, Cooper, Draper & Price intrigue could be uncovered by the gurgling five-gallon bottle. Today’s water coolers are much different than the ones Don Draper congregated around. First, there are no more gurgling bottles of waters. In fact, most office and home water coolers no longer have any bottles whatsoever. “With our bottle-free water coolers, you’ll be able to enjoy hot or cold drinking water at a touch of a button,” explained Sioux City Culligan’s Jennifer Coffey. “It’s hassle-free because it never runs out of water, eliminates water 40

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deliveries and is more sanitary since the cooler provides water that’s never exposed to contaminants or touched by human hands.” Coffey said Culligan’s bottle-free drinking system came out nearly 30 years ago and has been revamped several times to accommodate changing lifestyles. “Certainly, people are more healthconscious nowadays,” she noted. “In addition, they are living more environmentally friendly lives.” Coffey said bottle-free water coolers are “greener” since they keep plastic out of landfills. They are also allowing Coffey’s customers to save some more “green” in their wallets. “Our coolers are inexpensive if you compare it to how much people spend on bottled water from the store,” she added.

Another innovation is Culligan’s Good Water Machine, which features a reverse osmosis filtration that not only improves the taste and odor of water, it also reduces microscopic impurities like sodium or lead. “You can really see and taste the difference since the water is absolutely crystal-clear,” Coffey said. Yet Coffey said this reverse osmosis method isn’t only valuable when it comes to drinking water. She said it will help cooking for your family. “Coffees and teas will taste better,” she said. “Soups, sauces and pastas will be more flavorful as well.” The fourth generation of her family to work for Culligan, Coffey knows the importance of water. “Drinking water makes you feel and perform at your best,” she said. “Now, staying healthy and hydrated is becoming easier.”

WATER removing water

AQUAPHERESIS

MACHINE HELPS REDUCE FLUID IN BODY

Text by Dolly A Butz Photographs by Tim Hynds

HEART AND RENAL FAILURE can result in fluid overload, a medical condition where there is too much fluid in the blood. Patients become bloated, their skin tightens and they have trouble breathing. Diuretics or water pills are used to rid the body of excess water through urine, but they don’t always work well, according to Ashar Luqman. That’s when the nephrology specialist with Renal Associates in Sioux City said he turns to an aquapheresis machine. “The advantage of this machine over the diuretics is with this machine we can save and protect the kidneys a little bit better because the kidneys are not being used to get rid of all the additional fluid,” he explained. Mercy Medical Center obtained the Aquadex FlexFlow system about eight months ago. The portable blue machine, Luqman said, has been used successfully on a handful of patients. “We have used this machine in at least three or four patients so far with very good results,” he said. “We’re trying to expand the program.” A patient with congestive heart failure suffering from fluid overload, who has normal kidney function, Luqman said, would be a candidate for aquapheresis. “With the help of this machine we usually get the fluid off,” he said. “The difference between this machine and a dialysis machine is that with this machine only the fluid is removed. We don’t clean the blood with this one.” A small catheter is inserted into a vein in the patient’s arm. A small pump connected to the catheter removes the blood and transports it through a filter in the

Dr. Ashar Luqman, talks about aquapheresis in the post-critical care unit at Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City. Aquapheresis is a technology to help rid a patient’s blood of excess water.

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machine, which removes water before transporting the blood back to the body. A small sensor in the machine tells the physician how the patient’s body is responding to the treatment. “There is an internal safety mechanism which helps to protect against removing a lot of fluid, which will make the patient dehydrated, hypertensive or have them drop their blood pressures or increase their heart rates quite a bit,” Luqman said. If the patient is doing well, he said Dr. Ashar Luqman in the post-critical care unit at Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City.

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up to up to 4 liters or 8 pounds of fluid can be removed from their body within a 24 hour period via aquapheresis. “When we remove the additional fluid your heart gets into better hemodynamics because it has less fluid to play with,” he said. “It’s just like a pump, if that pump has to handle 20 liters of fluid versus 10 liters of fluid, the pump will work better and more efficiently.” At total of 5 to 10 liters or 10 to 20 pounds may be removed from the body at the end of the treatment, which Luqman said, lasts two to three days on average. After a stint on the Aquadex FlexFlow, Luqman said patients usually resume taking water pills. “While the patient is getting the aquapheresis done, we usually stop the diuretics about a day or so before we initiate this treatment,” he said. In terms of mortality, Luqman said there is no difference between diuretics and aquapheresis. However, he said the machine has been shown to reduce the length of time a patient will stay in the intensive care unit and the hospital overall.

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CAN BE A MAJOR HEALTH PROBLEM Text by Dolly A. Butz

THE HUMAN BODY IS COMPOSED of 60 percent water, which is constantly being lost through breathing, sweating and digestion. If that water is not adequately replaced, dehydration will set in. The life-threatening condition, which is caused by losing too much fluid and/or not drinking enough fluids, can creep up quickly, especially during the summer months. That’s why Dr. David Ensz, a family practice Ensz physician at the South Sioux City Mercy Medical Clinic, said it’s best to stay on top of your fluid intake. “The main risk factor is the temperature. The second one is the humidity,” he said. “The higher the humidity is, the

less effective your body is at being able to sweat and keep cool which can lead to dehydration.” Thirst is the main indicator of dehydration, but Ensz said other symptoms include a drop in urine production and reduced skin elasticity. “By the time you are thirsty, you’re actually to the point of dehydration to a mild if not moderate extent,” he said. Children and the elderly, according to Ensz, are at greatest risk for developing dehydration. Young children, he said, may not express that they are thirsty until its too late. High blood pressure medications often prescribed to seniors, Ensz explained, actually work to get rid of water in the body. “That in combination with maybe a hot day or not taking in as much fluid can really get them behind the eight ball,” he said. As dehydration progresses, levels of electrolytes in the body, such as sodium

and potassium, will fall, resulting in fatigue, lethargy, coma and eventually death. Taking in fluids, such as water and Gatorade, at the first sign of dehydration, Ensz said is key. If a person is unable to drink fluids due to lethargy or vomiting or if they are unable to urinate, he said a trip to the emergency is necessary. “If for some reason you would get to the point where you’re at moderate or severe dehydration, sometimes it requires an emergency room trip and IV fluids through the vein,” he said. To stave off dehydration, Ensz recommends drinking at least six glasses of water per day. He said he thinks people generally take in that much liquid per day, but in other forms such as soft drinks and coffee. On a hot day, he said it is better to eliminate both and drink pure water. “If it is a hot day, for every 8 ounces of caffeinated beverages you want to double that in water,” he said. SIOUXLAND LIFE

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FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH?

AGE MANAGEMENT HAS A ‘FAIRLY LARGE’ FOLLOWING IN SIOUXLAND

Text and photograph by Dolly Butz

DR. LORNELL HANSEN FOUND himself suddenly feeling fatigued. Hansen, owner of Rejuvenation by LazaDerm, recalled coming home from work, sitting on the couch with his family and drifting off to sleep. After some testing, the 48-year-old discovered that his testosterone and Vitamin D levels were low. “I got started on testosterone and my energy level has significantly improved,” he said. “I don’t go home and fall asleep.” Hansen now offers age management services at his clinic, 1119 Fourth St. Age management consists of hormone and vitamin replacement therapy in the form of capsules, creams or sub-lingual medications that dissolve under the tongue. Hansen said men experience a decrease in the hormone testosterone as they age, while women begin lacking progesterone and/or estrogen. A reduction in certain hormones, vitamins or both, could leave an individual feeling fatigued, according to Hansen. He said hot flashes and depression are common symptoms among older women. Weight-loss issues, he said, may also be related to hormone deficiency. Hansen said a person may eat right and exercise and still not be able to lose weight. “The question is, Is that right?” he 44

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Dr. Lornell Hansen is shown at Rejuvenation by LazaDerm, 1119 Fourth St.

said. “Should we always allow everybody’s hormones to continuously go down. My feeling is, ‘No.’” Testosterone replacement, Hansen explained, helps with the development of lean muscle mass, combats intraabdominal fat and can improve sex drive. He said it may benefit women as well as men. “It doesn’t have to grow facial hair. It’s good for the skin,” he said. “The skin thickens up with a little testosterone.” The first step in developing a treatment plan, Hansen said, is collecting and analyzing a sample of the patient’s blood for testosterone, progesterone, estrogen and thyroid hormones, as well as vitamins and DHEA, an endogenous hormone secreted by the adrenal gland. Once the results are in, Hansen said

he develops a long-term hormone and/or supplement plan for his patient. He said it’s not uncommon for a person to be deficient in multiple hormones. “Generally after four to six weeks, depending on the patient, we retest some of the necessary labs at that point and take a look and see if we need to change,” he said. “We also talk to the patient and see how symptoms are doing.” Hansen said age management has a “fairly large” following in Sioux Falls, S.D. His clientele for the service, he said, is still growing in Sioux City. “Age management is going to continue to grow and grow in the United States because a significant amount of our dollars are spent on the aged, so if there’s ways that we can prevent that, then shouldn’t we do it?” he said.

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‘DOC, I’VE GOT A QUESTION …’ answers to your medical questions

What’s the difference between pneumonia, the flu and a bronchial infection?

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MEET THE DOC Dr. Jennifer Haden is a resident physician at the Siouxland Medical Education Foundation, a family medical residency program. She grew up on her family farm in Northwest Iowa where they raised corn, soybeans, hogs and cattle. She earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Iowa and her medical degree from Des Moines University. She and her husband reside near Sioux City.

Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that causes coughing, fever and trouble breathing. It is a serious illness, especially in young children, people older than 65 and people with other health problems. Pneumonia is usually caused by bacteria but can also be caused by viruses or other germs. Pneumonia can be diagnosed by your doctor by listening to your lungs, doing blood work or chest Xray. Pneumonia needs to be treated with antibiotics. Bronchitis is an infection that causes a cough. It happens when the tubes that carry air into the lungs, called the “bronchi,” get infected. Usually, bronchitis happens when a person gets a cold or the flu. The viruses that cause the cold or flu infect the bronchi and irritate them. The irritation causes the cough and it will typically go away on its own. If it persists for more than two weeks you need to be evaluated again by your doctor. The flu is an infection that can cause fever, cough, body aches, and other symptoms. If you are diagnosed with the flu the main treatment is to treat symptoms. Again, if a cough persists for more than two weeks it would be worth while to get re-evaluated by your physician. When should you seek help for your eyes? I’ve started seeing floaters but my friends say those aren’t anything to worry about. Is that true? Any change in vision should prompt a visit to your eye doctor.

Floaters in vision could be due to a number of things including retinal detachment. The sooner it is evaluated, the quicker a problem can be found and fixed to prevent vision loss. Without treatment (if the floaters are due to retinal detachment), most symptomatic retinal detachments that cause floaters progress to involve the entire retina and lead to loss of vision. Is it possible to get heart cancer? Primary cancers that affect the heart are extremely rare – the incidence is less that 0.1 percent. If someone does have a cardiac tumor that is causing symptoms, it can be seen on echocardiogram (an ultrasound of your heart), MRI, or CT. It is more common (but still not very common over all) if a cancer is found on or in the heart that it is from a metastasis from another cancer in another area of the body. Why do my legs hurt when I get up in the morning? Some mornings my knees are so sore and yet I’ve just been sleeping. Sometimes it can be as simple as looking for a new mattress! Most of the time with arthritis (osteoarthritis) your joints will hurt progressively more as the day goes on. In that case, Tylenol, Ibuprofen and ice can help. However, if you have bilateral joint pain that is worse first thing in the morning, it can be due to a different type of arthritis called Rheumatoid. Ask your doctor for further evaluation if this sounds like your type of pain.

WHAT KINDS OF HEALTH QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE? Submit your questions and they may be used in this monthly feature. Write to Siouxland Life at 515 Pavonia St., Sioux City, Iowa 51102.

PARTING SHOT By Bruce Miller

WHAT IF YOU GOT ONE MORE DAY? WHAT WOULD I SAY? I’ve asked that question so many times over the past five years I’ve yet to come up with a good answer. It pops into my head every May and October – the months my parents died. And I wonder what I would say if I had one more day with each of them. Would I pepper them with questions about their lives before I entered their world? Would I ask for the secrets to life – or the best approach to death? Would I quiz them about things they might have done differently? Or would I spend most of the time telling them everything that happened since they died? Would I complain about my sister, chat about their friends, gossip about their relatives? Or would I just sit there and listen to them speak – about everything and nothing? Would I pay attention to the way they phrased something? Would I write down key words so I could remember them at crucial times in life? Or would I spend the 24 hours just hugging them? Or crying? One more day. What could you do with one more day with loved ones you’ve lost? Would you apologize? Would you go somewhere special? Would you visit old haunts? Would you ask mom to make your favorite meal one more time? Like Topsy, one question leads to another and it becomes one of those games you can play until you fall asleep. What if? Sadly, the game doesn’t even enter our minds when those we’ve lost are around. We find it easy to ignore their phone calls, forget to visit, fail to write.

But when you don’t have them anymore, you miss them like you can’t believe. Even the bad times you embrace. Those conversations about nothing – the ones that start with the weather and drift off – become important because, now, you think they might have included some secrets to life. If you never recorded their voices – and, oddly, I didn’t – you long to remember the way they phrased something, their inflections, their volume. At the strangest times, you hear a word that sounds like it came from their mouths. That gives way to a sentence, then a conversation. And from that you glean one of those nuggets of wisdom you know you would have gotten from one more day. Pictures can jog the memory, too. You see a candid shot that neither expected and you get a sense of the playful folks they really were. You look at a dish mom cherished and it becomes your cherished item, too. Dad’s coin collection? It’s yours now and you wonder how anyone could ever think of parting with it. Vacations, birthdays, letters and cards meld in this big pot of memories and you want to find some great wisdom from them – but you can’t. As you age, you hear things that used to make you roll your eyes. Only those words are coming out of your mouth and you realize you’re their receptacle. What would they say? You shouldn’t really have to ask because you should know. They said all those things you needed to hear time and time again. And yet, you long for one more day. One more day just to say, “I love you now, more than ever.” SIOUXLAND LIFE

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